Original artwork description:

Inga Makarova’s Ex Boyfriends 9 is a raw, sculptural expression of memory and detachment. A fragment of denim – cut from a real pair of jeans – is fused to the canvas and overpainted with a veil of white enamel. The texture remains tactile, the stitching visible, yet the emotional charge of the object is stripped bare. It’s a visual metaphor for what is left behind after breakups: fabric as emotional skin, hardened and painted over, yet never quite erased.

Makarova’s Ex Boyfriends series uses real clothing remnants as both relics and provocations. Each piece carries a quiet narrative, infused with a mix of irony and reflection. In this work, whiteness becomes a strategy for erasure – an act of aesthetic healing or perhaps a declaration of neutrality. For collectors drawn to art about relationships, personal history, and material storytelling, this piece is both confrontational and beautifully restrained.

Materials used:

Denim, Enamel

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